''Getting Sentimental over Tommy Dorsey'' is a 1963 album by
Jo Stafford
Jo Elizabeth Stafford (November 12, 1917July 16, 2008) was an American traditional pop music singer, whose career spanned five decades from the late 1930s to the early 1980s. Admired for the purity of her voice, she originally underwent classi ...
. The album was recorded in 1963 and features 11 easy listening classic songs associated with the bandleader
Tommy Dorsey
Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombo ...
. Stafford is accompanied on this album by
Nelson Riddle
Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many world-famous vocalists at Capitol Reco ...
,
Billy May
Edward William May Jr. (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2004) was an American composer, arranger and trumpeter. He composed film and television music for ''The Green Hornet'' (1966), '' The Mod Squad'' (1968), ''Batman'' (with ''Batgirl'' them ...
and
Benny Carter
Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career ...
. The album was originally released by
Reprise Records
Reprise Records is an American record label founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operates through Warner Records, one of its flagship labels.
Artists currently signed to Reprise Records include Enya, Michael ...
, then reissued on CD in 2002 on the Collectables label. Collectables then reissued it again in 2008 as part of a three CD set along with '' The Best of Jo Stafford'' and ''
Jo Stafford and Friends
''Jo & Friends'' is a 2000 compilation album of songs recorded by American singer Jo Stafford and various other artists. The friends who accompany her on this album include Nelson Eddy, Liberace and Vic Damone. It was released by Sony Music ...
''. The album was released by Valiant Records in 1963 with the title ''All Alone'' and again in the 1970s and 1980s by various record labels, under the title ''Look At Me Now''. This album contains the version of "Whatcha Know Joe" that was featured in the 1993 movie, '' Dennis the Menace''.
Track listing
Side 1
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The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)
"The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" is a popular song composed by Isham Jones with lyrics by Gus Kahn. The song was recorded by Isham Jones' Orchestra on December 21, 1923, at Brunswick Studios in New York City, and published on January ...
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I'll Never Smile Again
"I'll Never Smile Again" is a 1939 song written by Ruth Lowe. It has been recorded by many other artists since, becoming a standard.
The most successful and best-known million selling single version of the song was recorded by Tommy Dorsey a ...
Who Can I Turn To?
"Who Can I Turn To?" (alternatively titled "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)") is a song written by English lyricists Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley and first published in 1964.
Background
The song was introduced in the musical ' ...
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There Are Such Things
"There Are Such Things" is a popular song by Stanley Adams, Abel Baer, and George W. Meyer, published in 1942.
The first and most popular version of the song was performed by Tommy Dorsey's orchestra with vocals by Frank Sinatra and The Pied P ...
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# "I'll Take Tallulah" - 2:50
Side 2
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Let's Get Away from It All
"Let's Get Away from It All" is a popular song with music by Matt Dennis and lyrics by Tom Adair, published in 1941.
The song is most commonly associated with Frank Sinatra (who had a hit with it as a member of The Pied Pipers while he was a pa ...
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It Started All Over Again
"It Started All Over Again" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Jack Keller and performed by Brenda Lee. The song reached #15 in the UK and #29 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1962.The Night We Called It a Day" - 3:33
# "Yes, Indeed" - 2:34